September 15, 2011 13:26FBI Agents To Monitor New Orleans Police
Two FBI agents will be stationed full time in the NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau, the department and the FBI jointly announced this week. The agents, whose presence was requested by the NOPD, will investigate allegations of significant corruption or civil rights violations in the department.
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Officer Sentenced to 8 Years in Danziger Bridge Case

Today Officer Michael Hunter -- the first NOPD officer to plead guilty in the notorious Danziger Bridge shooting in which two unarmed civilians were killed and four wounded -- was sentenced to the maximum of eight years in prison. If he testifies against other officers, as expected, he will be eligible to have his sentence reduced.

Hunter pleaded guilty in April to obstruction of justice and acknowledged participating in a cover-up of the shooting. In court, Hunter apologized to the families of those killed and wounded on the bridge that day for "not having the courage" to come forward sooner.